Sulawesi Nightjar vs Lesser Nighthawk

Caprimulgus celebensis 比較対象 Chordeiles acutipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sulawesi Nightjar Lesser Nighthawk
学名 Caprimulgus celebensis Chordeiles acutipennis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.4 cm (14.7 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
体重 63.166666666666664 g (2.23 oz) 50.0 g (1.76 oz)
食性 -- Hawks small flying insects at dusk and dawn over North and South American arid scrub …
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sulawesi Nightjar only

Lesser Nighthawk only

Song & Call Comparison

Sulawesi Nightjar

さえずり

Loud churring call; hollow 'chuck' notes with extended trill; calls at night from Sulawesi forest and scrub; endemic; alarm a sharp bark note

Lesser Nighthawk

さえずり

Loud purring trill; buzzy 'brrrrr' given in flight; lower and softer than Common Nighthawk; males display with booming wingbeats; calls at dusk over deserts

Geographic Range & Migration

Sulawesi Nightjar

Lesser Nighthawk

Breeds in open arid scrub from southwestern USA south through Central America to western South America; winters in Mexico and northern South America.

保全状況

Least Concern

Sulawesi Nightjar

Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

How to Tell Them Apart

Sulawesi Nightjar

羽毛

Richly marked rufous-brown and dark grey upperparts; pale buff spotting on wing coverts; white throat patch; underparts buff-white barred brown; Sulawesi endemic showing warmer tones than many regional congeners.

Lesser Nighthawk

羽毛

Brown and buff mottled above; buff-white below with brown barring; white throat in male; white wing bar closer to wingtip than in Common Nighthawk; buff tail band. Female with buff …

About These Birds

Sulawesi Nightjar

体長24〜26cmのスラウェシ固有のヨタカ。低地・山地林に生息する暗褐色の鳥。

Lesser Nighthawk

ヒメナイトホーク(Chordeiles acutipennis)は北アメリカ南西部からブラジルにかけて広く分布するナイトホークです。体長約20cmで、細長い翼と独特の飛行パターンが特徴です。薄明時に昆虫を捕食し、砂地や岩石地の地面に営巣します。

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